- 1830 George Aiken, American playwright and actor famous for writing the most popular stage adaptation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1876)
- 1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1932)
- 1883 Louis Davids [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer, singer and comedian, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1939)
- 1894 Paul Dessau, German orchestral, film, and theater composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Deutsches Miserere; Never Trust a Woman), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1979)
Ralph Richardson (1902-1983)
English actor (Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago), born in Cheltenham, England
- 1906 H. Allen Smith, American humorist and author (Low Man on Totem Pole), born in McLeansboro, Illinois (d. 1976)
- 1920 David Susskind, American TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), born in New York City (d. 1987)
- 1922 Eamonn Andrews, Irish-born television presenter (d. 1987)
- 1923 Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (Upstairs, Downstairs, The Professionals, The Great Escape), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1990)
- 1924 Cicely Tyson, American stage and screen actress (Roots; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021) [1]
- 1924 Edmund Purdom, British actor (The Egyptian, Asissi Underground, Pieces), born in Hertfordshire, England (d. 2009)
- 1924 Gary Morton [Morton Goldaper], American comedian, television producer, studio executive (Desilu), and second husband of Lucille Ball, born in New York City (d. 1999)
- 1927 James Booth [David Geeves], British actor and screenwriter (Zulu, Keeping Mum), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2005)
- 1929 Howard Sackler, American screenwriter (d. 1982)
- 1935 Barbara Bostock, American actress
- 1936 Marian McKnight, Miss America 1957
- 1942 "Mean" Gene Okerlund, American pro wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host (WWF, WCW), born in Brookings, South Dakota (d. 2019)
- 1942 Rufus [Jacques Narcy], French actor (Amélie), born in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme
- 1943 Sam Kelly [Roger Michael Kelly], English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Porridge), born in Manchester, England (d. 2014)
- 1944 Tim Reid, American actor and comedian (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Venus Flytrap"; Frank's Place), born in Norfolk, Virgina
- 1945 Elaine Joyce, actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1946 Robert Urich, actor (SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$), born in Toronto, Ohio
- 1946 Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author and broadcaster
- 1949 Nancy Kyes, American actress
- 1956 Alice Barrett, American actress (Frankie Frame-Another World), born in New York City
- 1957 Cyril Collard, French film director (d. 1993)
- 1957 John Gulager, American film director and actor (He Was a Quiet Man), born in New York City
- 1960 Mike Lookinland, American actor (Bobby-Brady Bunch), born in Mt Pleasant, Utah
- 1962 Jill Talley, American actress (SpongeBob SquarePants), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1963 Jennifer Beals, American actress (Flashdance; The Bride; The L-Word), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1963 Til Schweiger, German actor
- 1964 Béatrice Dalle (née Cabarrou), French actress (Betty Blue; Chimère; Night on Earth), born in Brest, France
- 1965 Jessica Steen, actress (Earth II, Homefront, Trial & Error), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1966 Robert MacNaughton, American actor (ET), born in New York City
- 1967 Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor and TV executive, born in Hong Kong
- 1969 Kristen "Kristy" Swanson, American actress (Knots Landing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Mission Viejo, California
Richard Hammond (54 years old)
1969 English motoring journalist and TV presenter (Top Gear; The Grand Tour, Brainiac; Science Abuse), born in Solihull, West Midlands, England
Alyssa Milano (51 years old)
1972 American actress (Who's the Boss?; Charmed) and activist, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1972 Rosa Blasi, American stage and screen actress (Strong Medicine), and family therapist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1973 Takashi Sorimachi, Japanese actor
- 1974 Ricky Ponting, Australian cricket batsman, captain, coach and broadcaster (168 Tests, 13,378 runs @ 51.85; 41 x 100s), born in Launceston, Tasmania
- 1978 Patrick Casey, American screenwriter and actor
- 1979 Paola Rey, Colombian actress
Jake Gyllenhaal (43 years old)
1980 American actor (Donnie Darko, Jarhead), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1980 Marla Sokoloff, American actress (The Practice), born in San Francisco, California
- 1988 Paulina Gretzky, American-born Canadian actress and model
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